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Nick de la Canal

Host, Weekend Edition / Reporter

WFAE's Nick de la Canal can be heard on public radio airwaves across the Charlotte region, bringing listeners the latest in local and regional news updates. He's been a part of the WFAE newsroom since 2013, when he began as an intern.

He was nominated in 2023 as one of Charlotte's best radio personalities by the Queen City Nerve's "Best in the Nest" awards. His reporting has covered a vast array of topics, including government, transportation, housing, music, arts and culture, business, and even the paranormal. In 2023, his reporting on state legislation restricting treatments for transgender minors was awarded first place for reporting on social issues by the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas. He was awarded second place the same year for the RTDNA's economic / consumer reporting category for breaking the story of a low-income neighborhood purchased by a developer who evicted residents and doubled the rent.

His reporting also contributed the WFAE's first place win in 2023 by the RTDNA for the newsroom's "In Focus: Corridors of Opportunity" series. He contributed to WFAE's Edward R. Murrow award for breaking news coverage following the Keith Scott shooting and protests in September 2016. In addition to filing stories for WFAE, he has filed for NPR's Morning Edition, NPR's All Things Considered, NPR's Latino USA, and BBC Outlook.

He is passionate about serving the community and helping the Charlotte region strive toward a better future. He grew up in Charlotte, graduated from Myers Park High, and received his degree in journalism from Emerson College in Boston. Periodically, he tweets: @nickdelacanal